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Geoffrey Gledhill asked Pat Davis if Durham has an allocation to Jordan Lake, and is the Core of Engineers and state willing to open up the water allocation process. Pat Davis said that Durham has indicated that they will be presenting a revised water allocation request. The response from the Division of Water Resources has been that if Durham proceeded with a water request and it was part of a partnership arrangement then that might improve Durham's chances of getting a more favorable review. Pat Davis said that Durham could fast track their efforts now because of forming a partnership with Chatham County. If this partnership forms it will be difficult for the member governments and OWASA to collectively work to ensure that the long-term interests are protected. He said that Durham's entry into this has changed the puzzle. Commissioner Carey clarified that it is conceivable that the partnership with Durham and Chatham County could result in an intake on OWASA land, similar to the easement on the east side. Pat Davis said that the one thing that is appealing with the OWASA site is the location and availability. Peter Gordon said that he would really be surprised that given 100 MGD that the state and corps allow two intakes that only use a portion of that 100 MGD. Chair Gordon asked if the Board of County Commissioners knew how they would approach this in the meeting on September 2nd Commissioner Halkiotis reminded the Board that he would not be there, so they could not vote on anything at the meeting. Peter Gordon asked that the County Commissioners ask questions on what is being proposed and get as many clear statements that they can. If there are non-water considerations the County Commissioners should put them on the table so OWASA does not have to. 2. Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement Commissioner Carey asked if this resolution would address Carrboro Town officials' concerns in a way that allows them to move forward with the agreement. Chair Gordon said that Mayor Nelson did not know how his board would react. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Mayor was not sure whether or not this resolution would address all the concerns of his board members. Another concern the Mayor has is the manner in which the fees are determined, changing it from three governments to two governments. Chair Gordon said that Carrboro was concerned about #1 and #2 in the agreement, which the resolution addresses, and #4 concerning the fees. Commissioner Brown said the thing that struck her when she read the agreement was the issue of 90 days. She was concerned that working on the Greene Tract and deciding what its uses are going to be could take a couple of years. The transfer of the land to the County will not take place unless the statement is modified. Chair Gordon said they would be willing to sign the agreement and let the transfer go through and not give the land for the facilities until all the uses are decided. She said Geof Gledhill explained to her that the County would not be responsible until all the issues were resolved. Geof Gledhill said Carrboro might never be in agreement on these issues. Chair Gordon said that as of now, 60 acres will come to the County and there would be no burial of mixed solid waste, but everything else would be all right. Commissioner Carey said that Carrboro is asking the County to expedite the implementation of the public water to the area, and Carrboro is holding up the process because the County can not get started until the County Commissioners have responsibility to take some actions. He disagrees with this. John Link suggested that the County send this resolution to Carrboro with a letter describing all that the County has tried to accomplish in terms of the most recent action two weeks ago, and Carrboro should respond with signing the agreement so the County can